Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph
Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph
Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph
Niyatee Jain

Niyatee Jain, Senior Sports Editor

Niyatee is excited to be this year’s Senior Sports Editor and this is her second year on the staff. In her free time, she loves to read, listen to music, watch baking shows and drive her friends all over the Bay Area.
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Reviewing the 2023 Met Gala

Reviewing the 2023 Met Gala

By Niyatee Jain
May 11, 2023
While some thought Rihanna’s performance was too sexual and others found it underwhelming, Rihanna still created a nostalgic performance that gave fans the return they were all waiting for. (Illustration by Niyatee Jain)

Movements in Music: Rihanna’s Super Bowl performance shines despite criticism

By Niyatee Jain
March 28, 2023
Ticketmaster’s monopoly on concert tickets harms concertgoers.

Movements in Music: Ticketmaster’s downfall

By Niyatee Jain
December 12, 2022
As drama club spends a lot of time preparing for the play, Varma said they are a close-knit group that she enjoys being around. “Drama club especially is a really amazing community to be a part of,” Varma said. “And once you become a part of it, everyone loves you.”

“Ghostlight” photo gallery

By Niyatee Jain, Nicole Kim, Brian Ling, Gabriela Salazar, and Annabelle Yip
November 19, 2022

Cooking tips for the holiday season

By Niyatee Jain
November 18, 2022
Tiktok’s recent popularity among users has degraded the quality of the content produced by the music industry.

Movements in Music: TikTok’s damaging role in the music industry

By Niyatee Jain
November 16, 2022
While it should be acknowledged that stars with famous parents have privilege, to say that they do not deserve their success is untrue because of their contributions to the entertainment industry.

Movements in Music

By Niyatee Jain
September 23, 2022

Athletes face uncertainty as new bell schedule cuts into practice time

By Patrick Hao, Niyatee Jain, Brevin Reed, Hope Saena, Helen Tam, Faith Watters, and Emma Yu
September 13, 2022
Senior Megan Moyer and her friends dressed as cops and robbers. “I am so hyped for the indoor rally,” Moyer said. “We just wanted to go all out [with our costumes].”

First day of senior year traditions

By Niyatee Jain
August 28, 2022
MOVEMENTS IN MUSIC: Franklin’s “Respect” was ahead of its time in terms of its message and gave women an anthem to fuel the fight for their rights.

Movements in Music

By Niyatee Jain
May 31, 2022
FOSTERING TEENAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Starting a business at a young age can provide a high reward for low risk.

The perks of starting a business

By Niyatee Jain
May 21, 2022
Community moves forward after arrest of influential teacher

Community moves forward after arrest of influential teacher

By Saira Ahmed and Niyatee Jain
May 19, 2022
IMPROVING WHILE ADAPTING: As a new player on the varsity volleyball team, sophomore Siu said he adjusted to the new environment by giving his all on the court.

Serving for success

By Aiko Charon, Niyatee Jain, and Harshitha Vijayakumar
May 15, 2022
MS. KATHANI SHARMA: While Sharma’s identity is referenced throughout the show, “Bridgerton” made sure to make her defining characteristic her fiery personality.

“Bridgerton” beautifully tackles South Asian representation

By Niyatee Jain
May 4, 2022
The first performance of KREW included an officers-only dance to Red Velvet's "Feel My Rhythm," salem ilese and PURPLE KISS's "Mad at Disney" and BLACKPINK and YGX's "Pretty Savage."

KREW second annual spring showcase: Florals for Royals

By Niyatee Jain and Erin Loh
April 25, 2022
ARE THEY WORTH IT: Known as the most coveted music awards in the industry, the Grammys continuous snubs and history of racism make it difficult to actually consider them an indicator of success.

Movements in Music

By Niyatee Jain
April 1, 2022
IDENTIFYING ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR: West’s continuous attacks against Kardashian and Davidson show signs of emotional abuse.

Movements in Music

By Niyatee Jain
April 1, 2022
REBRANDING AND GROWTH: from a mention in Forbes to raising hundreds of thousands of dollars, Otto has quickly become a notable company.

From Petcode to Otto

By Niyatee Jain
March 6, 2022
BIAS AND AFFILIATION: Justices are meant to uphold the ideals of all Americans, but that is not possible if they have political biases.

Supreme Court justices: biased from the start

By Niyatee Jain
February 28, 2022
TEENAGE HEARTBREAK ANTHEMS: Young artists can appeal to an age-appropriate audience by writing about love.

Movements in Music

By Niyatee Jain
February 10, 2022
REP GREENE TWITTER BAN: Greene was rightfully suspended from Twitter after tweeting an inaccurate graph of deaths after the COVID-19 vaccine, according to CNN.

Censor politicians when it comes to false information

By Niyatee Jain
January 12, 2022
“ALL TOO WELL”: Swift’s misogynistic responses from the public are nothing new to female pop stars.

Movements in Music

By Niyatee Jain
December 6, 2021
MONTERO ON HOMOPHOBIA: After Lil Nas X came out as gay, he faced excessive criticism in his music.

Movements in Music

By Niyatee Jain
October 29, 2021

Historically small cross country team prepares for intense season

By Joss Broward and Niyatee Jain
October 19, 2021
STARTUP CLUB PRESIDENT: Sohum Phadke is the president of Homestead’s startup club.

Startups: junior give insight on first steps.

By Niyatee Jain
September 30, 2021
HAPPIER THAN EVER: Billie Eilish’s sophomore album was released in late July.

Movements in Music

By Niyatee Jain
September 20, 2021
New, alternate learning options for 2021-2022 school year

New, alternate learning options for 2021-2022 school year

By Betzaida Hermosillo, Niyatee Jain, and Ariana Tejeda Moreno
August 27, 2021
The Sunflower Spread: Gupta calls this spread her favorite as it is one of the first spreads she ever did.

A look into student summer hobbies

By Seoyoung Hwang and Niyatee Jain
August 16, 2021
Britney Spears’ conservatorship is doing more harm than good.

The only thing ‘toxic’ is Britney Spears’ conservatorship

By Amber Birrell and Niyatee Jain
July 19, 2021
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